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11-14-2007, 11:57 AM
Posted By: <b>Mike</b><p>Hi; Can anyone tell me what year and series this player is from? Thanks, Mike<br /><br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1194983954.JPG">
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11-14-2007, 12:00 PM
Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>1896 N301 Mayo's Die-cut Game Cards <br /><br /> <br />BACK Year(s) Published: 1896<br />ACC Designation: N301<br />Set Name: Mayo's Die-cut Game Cards<br />Card Size (inches): 3/4 x 1-1/2<br />Number of Cards in Set: 28<br />Est. Value (common; VG): $30<br /><br /> <br /><br />
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11-14-2007, 12:02 PM
Posted By: <b>Glen V</b><p>1888 R & S Die Cuts<br /><br /><a href="http://www.oldcardboard.com/n/r&s-die-cuts/r&s-die-cuts.asp?cardsetID=685" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.oldcardboard.com/n/r&s-die-cuts/r&s-die-cuts.asp?cardsetID=685</a>
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11-14-2007, 12:03 PM
Posted By: <b>DR</b><p>Yep!
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11-14-2007, 12:17 PM
Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>I always get these confused.... R and S it is.....when looking at backs it's very easy to tell the Mayo ones as they say that on them....
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11-14-2007, 03:23 PM
Posted By: <b>Dave Hornish</b><p>Ah, I had a few of these years ago and never knew what they were. In 1981 I traded them for some shiny stuff as I recall, although it may have been some Brooklyn Dodger cards. Longtime mystery solved!
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11-14-2007, 08:43 PM
Posted By: <b>Brian Lindholme</b><p>These entries from Old Cardboard seem to indicate that R&S diecuts are 50% more valuable than the Mayo. The "cards" are similar but it seems to me that R&S pop up more frequently for sale. I know there is a limited market for these, but whats the consensus on which is rarer and is the rarity what would determine value on these? Also is 30 to 45 dollars each realistic?<br /><br />Thanks<br />Brian L<br />familytoad
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11-15-2007, 12:17 PM
Posted By: <b>dan mckee</b><p>Mayo game pieces are much more rare and more valuable. Artistic are common as dirt, I have owned a dozen + sets of 10 and sold 2 full sets in Cleveland this past National.
LHaggarty
05-24-2009, 09:08 AM
Interesting to note in another thread that these are actually Raphael Tuck and Sons oblaten (scraps), not sure why they are referred to as R&S.
Interesting to note in another thread that these are actually Raphael Tuck and Sons oblaten (scraps), not sure why they are referred to as R&S.
maybe R & S is -
Raphael Tuck and Sons
LHaggarty
05-24-2009, 09:49 AM
You're right, and what I think is that when people look at the logo, especially on the oblaten, they mistake the T for the ampersand (&) behind it, or think the T is part of the ampersand for some reason (or someone did once, and now we all call the little baseball guys R&S.)
Here's the logo from another set of scraps I have:
http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr56/KatyDidsCards/RSlogo.jpg
Which as you can see, the printing is not clear.
Here's the logo from a postcard:
http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr56/KatyDidsCards/Tucklogo2-1.jpg
Clearer to read, but the T is still somewhat obscured by the ampersand. I can see why this happened (does anyone know when?) and find it all very interesting (I have many, many Tuck postcards in my inventory.)
Laura